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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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